Snapdragon X Elite: PC OEM partners announced

Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon X Elite, the company’s latest 4nm System-on-a-Chip with a 12-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU and an integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU for PCs yesterday. It also announced PCs powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processor will roll out starting mid-2024. Continue reading “Snapdragon X Elite: PC OEM partners announced”

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Benchmarks: Does it beat the Apple A17 Pro?

Qualcomm introduced its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile platform at its Snapdragon Summit 2023 yesterday. The latest flagship SoC has a new 1+5+2 microarchitecture that uses 1 x Kryo Prime Arm Cortex-X4-based CPU at up to 3.3GHz, 5 x Kryo Performance CPUs that has 3 x A720-based CPUs at up to 3.2GHz and 2 x A720-based CPUs at up to 3.0GHz and 4x Kryo Efficiency A520-based CPUs at up to 2.3GHz. Continue reading “Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Benchmarks: Does it beat the Apple A17 Pro?”

SK hynix’s LPDDR5T DRAM verified to be compatible with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform

SK hynix has officially commenced the commercialization of LPDDR5T (Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo), the world’s fastest mobile DRAM, boasting a remarkable speed of 9.6Gbps. This comes after the initial development of the DRAM, which began in January 2023. Continue reading “SK hynix’s LPDDR5T DRAM verified to be compatible with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform”

Qualcomm unveils ‘Snapdragon Seamless’ cross-platform solution

At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm Technologies unveiled an innovative technology known as Snapdragon Seamless. This cross-platform solution facilitates the seamless connection of various devices, including Android, Windows, and Snapdragon devices using different operating systems. Continue reading “Qualcomm unveils ‘Snapdragon Seamless’ cross-platform solution”

Snapdragon Summit 2023: Qualcomm showcases On-Device AI devices and applications

At the Snapdragon Summit 2023, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. introduced a new era of on-device AI with the unveiling of premium tier platforms for Windows 11 PCs and mobile devices, designed to provide on-device generative AI experiences. Continue reading “Snapdragon Summit 2023: Qualcomm showcases On-Device AI devices and applications”

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to power Xiaomi 14 series, iQOO 12, OnePlus 12, realme GT5 Pro and more

Qualcomm today introduced its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform that promises 30% improvements in CPU, 25% GPU performance improvements and 10% overall improvements in power efficiency. Continue reading “Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to power Xiaomi 14 series, iQOO 12, OnePlus 12, realme GT5 Pro and more”

Qualcomm S7 and S7 Pro Gen 1 Sound Platforms announced

Qualcomm has introduced the Qualcomm S7 and S7 Pro Gen 1 Sound platforms at the Snapdragon Summit today. These cutting-edge audio platforms are engineered for earbuds, headphones, and speakers, with the aim of revolutionizing the audio landscape by combining high performance, low energy consumption, on-device AI, and advanced connectivity. Continue reading “Qualcomm S7 and S7 Pro Gen 1 Sound Platforms announced”

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 4nm SoC for PC with 12-core Oryon CPU, 5G support announced

Qualcomm just introduced its latest and most powerful PC processor, the Snapdragon X Elite, at the Snapdragon Summit. This new processor marks a significant advancement in premium computing, featuring top-notch CPU performance, advanced on-device AI capabilities, and exceptional energy efficiency, offering multi-day battery life. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 4nm SoC for PC with 12-core Oryon CPU, 5G support announced”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official: 30% faster CPU, 25% faster GPU, up to 240 fps gaming

Qualcomm just introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the company’s latest flagship Mobile Platform at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2023 event, as expected. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official: 30% faster CPU, 25% faster GPU, up to 240 fps gaming”

Qualcomm and Google collaborate on RISC-V wearable platform for Wear OS

Qualcomm and Google have extended their collaboration to develop a RISC-V Snapdragon Wear platform, aimed at powering the next generation of Wear OS solutions. This partnership marks a significant step forward in enhancing the Android ecosystem with custom, energy-efficient, high-performance CPUs. Continue reading “Qualcomm and Google collaborate on RISC-V wearable platform for Wear OS”

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series PC Platform announced

Qualcomm Technologies has revealed a fresh naming system for their upcoming smart PC platforms – The Snapdragon X Series. This marks a significant change since the launch of the Snapdragon 8cx compute platform in 2018. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series PC Platform announced”

Qualcomm 10G Fiber Gateway Platform with Wi-Fi 7 announced

Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm 10G Fiber Gateway Platform, designed for broadband service providers to deliver optimized in-home connectivity with application-aware Wi-Fi 7 subscriber experiences in a modular form factor to fit their network and deployment types. Continue reading “Qualcomm 10G Fiber Gateway Platform with Wi-Fi 7 announced”

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 surfaces in benchmarks ahead of October launch

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has surfaced Geekbench listing running on a nubia phone with Android 14, 12 GB of RAM and model number NX769J, which should be a prototype unit rumoured to be Red Magic 9. Continue reading “Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 surfaces in benchmarks ahead of October launch”

Qualcomm Snapdragon G Series platforms for handheld and mobile gaming announced

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced the latest Snapdragon G Series for handheld gaming, designed to fulfill the specific needs of dedicated gaming devices. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon G Series platforms for handheld and mobile gaming announced”

Snapdragon X75 modem achieves world’s fastest 5G speed with sub-6GHz spectrum

Qualcomm has announced that the Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System which was introduced earlier this year has set a new world record on sub-6 GHz spectrum, achieving a 7.5 Gbps downlink speed. Continue reading “Snapdragon X75 modem achieves world’s fastest 5G speed with sub-6GHz spectrum”